New Michael Jackson Album XSCAPE Coming in May

Since Michael Jackson's death in 2009, there's been a slow stream of posthumous releases. Now, Epic has announced XSCAPE, an eight song collection that "contemporizes" unreleased material from Jackson's archives. It'll be out on May 13.

XSCAPE is executive produced by Epic CEO L.A. Reid, who was given access to Jackson's archives by his estate. After curating a list of recordings, he worked with lead producer Timbaland, along with producers Rodney Jerkins, Stargate, Jerome "Jroc" Harmon, and John McClain, to "add a fresh, contemporary sound" to them, according to a press release. A deluxe edition will include all of the sourced recordings in their original form.

"Michael left behind some musical performances that we take great pride in presenting through the vision of music producers that he either worked directly with or expressed strong desire to work with," Reid said in the press release. "We are extremely proud and honored to present this music to the world."